Tribute in Light

The New York Times had a thoughtful essay and video yesterday about the power of the simple-but-profound light memorial at the World Trade Center.

Banksy follow-up

It seems that the social media are the only places left to see the new Banksy New York pieces, since the first two have already been painted over.

Banksy is in NYC!

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Banksy is hitting New York this month, and he's embracing "social media." Each piece (it looks like he'll do one a day?) is photographed, put on Twitter, Instagram, and a web site made for the "residency." Each piece also has an accompanying audio tour piece that you can listen to online, or call a 1-800 number to hear. This looks like fun.

How does he keep his anonymity when he announces ahead of time that he's in town? People will surely be scouring the NYC area all night looking for him. Will he employ decoy artists? Walk around in his monkey mask to remain disguised? Or just allow himself and his crew to be photographed while he works, like he did in Israel?

Word Above the Street

The Word Above the Street project will raise global water awareness by putting art on water tanks in New York City. Among the artists expected to participate is Jay-Z.

So here's your task: write me a Jigga-worthy verse...about water. Put your submissions in the comments.

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"Tubes and things"

An article about the installation at a subway station we are unlikely to encounter on our trip.

Art tour of New York

The New York Times sent four of their art critics on a tour of the galleries to see what's going on.